As you might already know, I was accepted into the Academy of Art University in San Francisco already, but I’m still waiting to hear back from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

You see, they asked to see some more of my hand-drawn observation and reference work, which is a little bit intimidating since I know that my drawing is my weak point. I wish I could just give them more of my digital art, because that’s the stuff that I get commissioned for and win awards for, dammit! How about I get into the graphic design program based on the merits of my graphic design work, or into the advertising program based on my advertising work? Oy!

Anyway, I suppose it’s natural to get a little nervous at this point. It’s a prestigious school, and other people who can certainly draw quite a bit better than I can are applying there too, after all. I have a lot of confidence in my digital art, but like I said, I’m starting to feel a little bit intimidated by the SVA admissions process after all. The guy that interviewed me seemed to like me a lot even though he needed to see a few more drawings, but will he remember me?

I talked to my mother about how I’m starting to doubt myself a little, and she reassured me and asked me some good questions that got me thinking. Since I’m having such a hard time deciding between my two dream schools but was leaning toward SVA for a long time, what if I did my first year at AAU and then took advantage of all their accreditations to transfer? This is sounding like a better and better idea every time I think about it.

I’d get to experience San Francisco for a year, meet more people, and take advantage of all the things that AAU has for everybody who ever went attended their classes. AAU also has some philosophy classes and the like that I’d enjoy, which was something that I’d have to do without if I just go to SVA. Basically, I’d get to enjoy all the things that have kept AAU competitive with SVA in my mind, and then after a year, I’d transfer over and I’d get to enjoy all the things that kept SVA competitive with AAU.

Not to mention the fact that the SVA admissions guy recommended that graphic design students start out in their advertising program and transfer into their graphic design their second year “because the graphic design program’s chairman feels like it prepares them better, but the president of the college won’t let him change his program’s first year.”

It’s a pretty appealing plan. If SVA accepts me, then I can just tell them to sign me up for Fall 2009 and basically rest easy knowing that my transfer is effectively already approved (unless I fall in love with AAU and decide not to transfer). If SVA does not accept me, then I simply reapply next year.

This is not the definite plan yet, but it’s a new option that I hadn’t really thought about. So now, the decision is between AAU, SVA, and AAU+SVA. More to think about for me!

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